BFG Technologies Unleashes Asylum GeForce FX 5950 Ultra and Asylum GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 3D Graphics Cards.Business Editors LAKE BLUFF, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2003 BFG Technologies BFG Technologies is a privately held U.S.-based supplier of premium 3D video cards based on NVIDIA graphics technology. BFG Technologies branded products are available in North America and Europe at retailers and e-tailers. Their main headquarters is in Lake Forest, Illinois. , Inc., a leading U.S.-based supplier of advanced 3D graphics cards, announced today that their two newest cards, Asylum(TM) GeForce(TM) FX 5950 Ultra and Asylum(TM) GeForce(TM) FX 5700 Ultra will be available in stores and online starting October 26, 2003 at leading U.S. retailers. "The launch of these incredibly fast Asylum(TM) cards continues BFG BfG Bundesanstalt für Gewaesserkunde (Germany: Federal Institute of Hydrology) BFG Big Friendly Giant (Roald Dahl book) BFG Battlefleet Gothic (game) BFG Briefing Technologies' commitment to providing PC gaming enthusiasts with bleeding edge A pun on "leading edge." It implies that using the latest technology is often risky because it has not been tested with enough users and may not perform as expected. Introducing an advanced product or service is also risky because the user community may not be ready for it or really want , insanely fast graphics cards based on award-winning NVIDIA(R) technology", said Shane Vance, EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition of sales for BFG Technologies, Inc. "The Asylum(TM) GeForce(TM) FX 5950 Ultra gives enthusiast gamers an extremely fast and stable graphical experience. For the performance gamer, the Asylum(TM) GeForce(TM) FX 5700 sets a new standard of price versus performance. Both cards also support the latest Microsoft(R) DirectX(R) 9.0 and OpenGL(R) feature sets to ensure unmatched visual quality and mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" 3D graphics." Asylum(TM) GeForce(TM) FX 5950 Ultra features 256 MB DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory memory, 475 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. core clock, 950 MHz effective memory clock, 30.4 GB memory bandwidth and Microsoft(R) Direct X(R) 9.0 support. This 8X AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. card also offers NVIDIA(R) UltraShadow(TM) technology, which accelerates the computations for determining shadow interactions within an immersive environment, contributing to the next generation of complex effects and enabling high-quality, cinematic realism for today's leading-edge games. MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) : $499.99 Asylum(TM) GeForce(TM) FX 5700 Ultra features 128 MB DDR2 memory, 475 MHz core clock, 900 MHz effective memory clock, and 14.4 GB memory bandwidth. This 8X AGP card also offers NVIDIA(R) UltraShadow(TM) technology. MSRP: $199.99 ($219.99 less a $20 mail-in-rebate everyday.) BFG Technologies offers a true lifetime warranty and free 24/7 online and telephone technical support on all of its Asylum(TM) brand graphics cards. About BFG Technologies, Inc. BFG Technologies is a privately held U.S. based supplier of premium ASYLUM(TM) brand 3D video cards based on award-winning NVIDIA(R) graphics technology. BFG Technologies is dedicated to bringing the latest high quality, high-tech multimedia products to PC and gaming enthusiasts at competitive prices. BFG Technologies' ASYLUM brand 3D graphics cards are available in the U.S. at Best Buy, CompUSA, Wal-Mart, Fry's Electronics and within premium Alienware(R) and Falcon Northwest(TM) gaming systems. For more information about Asylum(TM) GeForce(TM) FX and other BFG Technologies products, please call 847-615-1955 or visit www.bfgtech.com. BFG Technologies and ASYLUM are trademarks of BFG Technologies, Inc. NVIDIA, GeForce and UltraShadow are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation and are used under license to BFG Technologies from NVIDIA Corporation. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice. |
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